THE bar worker shot in the head during a horrific night of violence at The Matrix is finally leaving hospital after a miraculous five-month

recovery.

Matthew Banning needed brain surgery and has had to learn to speak again following the gun attack on March 2 in which doorman Zulfi Shehu was also shot and police officers were attacked with bottles.

The 20-year-old from Whitley spent more than a week in a coma after the shooting during a live appearance by garage act Heartless Crew at the London Street club, but will leave Battle Hospital today to live with his girlfriend and daughter.

He said: "When I look back I'm so lucky to be alive. Every day I see my girlfriend and I don't want her to leave.

"My mum told me what happened and said ‘Do you remember anything?' I can't remember."